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Posted by Tony Kim
Tony Kim
2,031 Points

Wondering if you can use link_to in a drop down menu 

     <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
        <% if user_signed_in? %>
        <li class="dropdown">
          <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><%= current_user.full_name%><b class="caret"></b></a>
          <ul class="dropdown-menu">
            <li><a href="/users/edit">Profile Edit</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Setting</a></li>
            <li><% link_to "Proflie Edit", edit_user_registration_path %></li>
            <li class="divider"></li>
            <li><a href="users/sign_out">Sign Out</a></li> <%# destroy_user_session_path option would go here as well %>
          </ul>
        </li>
        <% end %

so in the video navigation links in ruby on rails customizing forms

I wanted to do a drop down menu instead of just a list with the full_name link so like on lines 5 this works but i wanted to see if there was a way to do it like line 7 where you use the <%= link_to "Profile Edit", edit_user_registration_path %>?

Also i can't sign out without the destroy_user_session method so pretty much need help with figuring this out

2 Answers

Jason Seifer
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Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Jason Seifer
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hi Tony Kim! I'm afraid I don't understand all of your questions. Can you be a little more specific on what you're trying to accomplish? Also, on line 7, you'll need to change the <% in to <%= in order for the output to display.

You can use link_to anywhere in your markup on the page here. In the case of the sign out link, it would look like this:

<li><%= link_to "Sign Out", destroy_user_session_path %></li>

Tony Kim
Tony Kim
2,031 Points
Tony Kim
Tony Kim
2,031 Points

i realized what i did wrong you actually answered the question! Thank you Jason i totally forgot the "="